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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 



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INDEPENDENT ORDER 



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Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria, 

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BY 

JOSEPH ]ST. MAYNE, 

SUPREME GRAND SECBETARY. 

By Authority of the Supreme Grand Lodge, 

1872 and 1881. 









Entered according to act of Congress, i ^ the year 1872, by 
George J. Beanes and Joseph N. Mayne, (for 
the Supreme Grand Lodge, I. O. of G. S. 
and D. of S. in America,) in the 
office of the Librarian of Con- 
gress, at Washington, D. C. 



Re entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1881, 
by Joseph N . Mayne and George J. Beanes (for 
the Supreme Grand Lodge, L O. of G. S. 
and D. of S. in America,) in the 
office of the Librarian of Con- 
gress, at Washington, D. C. 



RULES. 

The following Eules are to be observed by all Teach- 
ers in charge of Juvenile Lodges, working under Char- 
ter and Secret Works granted by authority of the 
Supreme Grand Lodge, I. 0. of G. S. and D. of S. in 
America : 

I. 

The Worthy Teacher, (or any other member author- 
ized to do so) on taking the Chair will call the lodge to 
order by the sound of the gaveh 

II. 

At the sound of the gavel, there shall be general 
silence ; each officer and member will put on their re- 
galias and take their respective stations. 

III. 

The Conductors will examine all present and report. 

IV. 

No member (visitors included) will be allowed to re- 
main in the lodge-room during the opening ceremonies, 
unless he or she is in possession of the Quarterly Pass- 
word or being vouched for. 



In addition to Eule IV, no member will be allowed 
to remain in the lodge-room during the opening cere- 
monies, whose indebtedness to the lodge exceed ninety 
(90) cents, tax and fines included, unless he or she is 
prepared to pay all indebtedness. 

VI. 

The R. W. G. Chief, Grand Secretary, Deputies, 
Teacher and Assistant Teacher, that are in charge of 
a Juvenile Lodge, will see that the foregoing rules are 
strictly carried out. 



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VII. 

The regalia of the members of this lodge shall be 
white, which denotes "Parity." Male, apron and col- 
lar ; female, collar. — (See General Law.) 

S. G. L. in A. 
1872. 



OPENING. 

The lodge is called to order by the Worthy Teacher 
or any authorized member by the sound of the gavel. 
—(See Rule I.) 

Worthy Teacher. — Worthy Assistant Teacher, for 
what purpose are we here assembled ? 

Worthy Assistant Teacher. — To open a lodge of Ju- 
venile Samaritans, transact all legal business that may 
come before us, and introduce those who wish to be- 
come members. 

Teacher. — Are all the officers at their respective sta- 
tions ? 

Assistant Teacher. — They are. 

Teacher — Worthy Conductors, you will please col- 
lect the Password from the Members present, and re- 
port those that are not qualified to remain, — (See 
Rules IV and V.) 

(The Conductors go around the room, receive the Pass- 
word from each member present and report as follows :) 

Worthy Conductors. — Worthy Teacher, Assistant 
Teacher, Officers and Members, (here the Conductors 
give the sign,) we have examined all the members 
present, and to our knowledge there are only a few 
members that are qualified to remain. 



Worthy Teacher — Worthy Assistant Teacher, in ac- 
cordance with Eules IV and V you will see that those 
members without the Password receive it, (provided 
they are financial.) If not, make themselves so, other- 
wise they will retire to the ante-room. 

Worthy Assistant Teacher. — Worthy Teacher, all 
present are qualified to remain. 

Worthy Teacher. — Worthy Assistant Teacher, Offi- 
cers and Members, it is my desire that we proceed to 
open this lodge, but I cannot do so without your assist- 
ance. 

Worthy Assistant Teacher and Members. — Proceed 
Worthy Teacher, we will assist you. 

( The Worthy Teacher gives three taps with the gavel 
ivhen all rise and sing the Opening Ode.) 

1. Admitted where thy truths are taught, 

While pious hearts adore ; 
Father in heaven ! my spirit ought 
Thy blessing to implore. 

2. Instruct my ignorance, I pray, 

My wayward passions tame ; 
From every folly guard my way, 
From every sin reclaim. 

(After singing, the Worthy Teacher, Assistant 
Teacher and every member shall place the open palm 
of both hands upon the breast, and unite in repeating 
the Lord's prayer.) 

Worthy Teacher. — The members will now assist in 
opening the lodge by giving the signs in two motions — 

1st. — Place the palm of both hands on your breast. 

2d. — Let them fall to your side. 



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Worthy Teacher. — I declare this Juvenile Lodge, 

No. duly opened, and request the members to pay 

attention to the teachings of the Order. (Call down,) 



ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

1. Opening of the lodge with singing and prayer. 

2. Minutes of the last meeting read and approved. 

3. Calling of the roll of Teachers and Officers. 

4. Teachers, Officers and Members absent at the 
last meeting-call to explain the cause of their absence. 

5. Calling of the financial roll, collection of dues, 
fines and taxes. 

6. Good and welfare of the lodge. 

7. Communications in regard to the sick and dis- 
tressed of the lodge. 

8. Petitions for membership. 

9. Initiation and introduction of candidates. 

10. Report of Teacher on the sick. 

11. Lecture by the Teacher. 

12. Receipts of the evening and closing of lodge. 



LECTURE. 

Worthy Teacher. — Brothers and Sisters, we have met 
again to strengthen and encourage each other in the 
principles and practice of Temperance. We are small, 
and our hands are weak, but we are stronger than all 
who are against us, because we are in the right, for 
with God, anything which is right is stronger than 
everything which is wrong. We wish to carry the 
Temperance pledge and Temperance principles every- 
where, to the young and to the old. We wish to secure 
the blessings of Temperance to ourselves when we shall 
be men and women, and we pledge ourselves to this 



eause now in our youth, beoause we know that if wo 
"Train up a child in the way he should go " — 

Assistant Teacher and Members. — When he is old he 
will not depart from it. 

Worthy Teacher. — We know that wine is a mocker, 
strong drink is raging. 

Assistant Teacher and Members. — And whosoever is 
deceived thereby is not wise. 

Worthy Teacher. — He that loveth pleasure shall be a 
poor man. 

Assistant Teacher and Members. — He that loveth wine 
and oil shall not be rich. 

Worthy Teacher. — Hear thou, my son, and be wise, 
and guide thine heart in the way. 

Assistant Teacher and Members. — Be not among wine 
bibbers, among riotous eaters of the fresh. 

Worthy Teacher — For the drunkard and glutton shall 
come to poverty. 

Assistant Teacher and Members. — And drowsiness 
shall clothe a man with rags. 

Worthy Teacher. — Who hath woe ? 
Assistant Teacher and Members. — They that tarry 
long at the wine. 

Worthy Teacher — Who hath sorrow ? 

Assistant Teacher and Members. — The wife and chil- 
dren of the drunkard. 

Worthy Teacher. — Who hath contentions ? 

Assistant Teacher and Members. — They that seek 
strong drink. 

Worthy Teacher. — Who hath babbling ? Who hath 
redness of eyes ? 

Assistant Teacher and Members. — They that frequent 
the dram shop. 



Worthy Teacher. — Look not thou upon the wine when 
it is red : when it giveth his color in the cup. 

Assistant Teacher and Members. — At the last it biteth 
like a serpent and stingeth like an adder. 

Worthy Teacher. — But he is safe from its woes, its 
sorrows, its contentions and its deadly sting, who faith- 
fully keeps the Oath and Obligation which we have 
taken, and which we now renew. ( Call up.) 

OATH AND OBLIGATION, 

I , do on my honor, before our Cre- 
ator, and the members of this lodge, sincerely promise, 
that I will keep secret all the transactions of this lodge, 
and will be obedient to its Laws, Rules and Regulations 
so far as lies in my power ; I furthermore pledge myself 
to abstain from the use of all spirituous and malt liquors, 
wine, or cider, as a beverage ; from the use of tobacco, 
in every form, and from all profanity, and in violation 
of this, my obligation, I will be under the penalty of 
being held in contempt by the members of this lodge 
and Order. ( Call down.) 



CLOSING. 

Worthy Teacher. — The time has come for us to part 
and go out cheerfully to the duties and pleasures of our 
daily paths. I trust that the lessons of the pleasant 
interview of harmony and good fellowship which we 
have held to-day may strengthen in us all the love of 
our Noble Cause, and increase our faithfulness to the 
principles which we profess, and as we go out from 
this place of meeting and part in kindly feeling, what 
lesson should we carry with us, till we meet again to 
find encouragement and counsel in the way of duty ? 

Assistant Teacher and Members. — We must be faith- 
ful to our Oath and Obligation, obedient to our parents, 
loyal to our Teachers, kind to our associates, diligent in 



our duties, innocent in our pleasures, and in all things 
careful of our conduct. 

Worthy Teacher. — Heed this lesson, and be always 
mindful of its teachings. Thus shall your youth be 
"filled with promise, which your after life will redeem 
with the rewards of honor, influence, happiness and 
peace. {Three raps.) The members form a circle 
around the Sacred Altar, join hands and sing : 

Come christian brethern, ere we part, 
Join every voice and every heart, 
One solemn hymn to God we raise, 
One final song of grateful praise. 

Teachers, we here may meet no more, 
But there is yet a happier shore : 
And there released from toil and pain, 
Dear brethern, we'll meet again. 

Worthy Teacher. — The members will now assist in 
closing the lodge, by giving the signs and repeating 
the Lords Prayer, and the 

Worthy Teacher declares the lodge closed until the 
next regular meeting at o'clock, P. M. {One rap.) 

Assistant Teacher and Members. — So mote it be. 



INITIATION. 

The Worthy Teacher, having been made acquainted 
with the facts, that there is one or more Candidates in 
waiting, directs the Assistant Teacher and Conductors 
to proceed to the Ante-room, and question the Candi- 
dates as follows : 

1. What is your name ? 

2. What is your age ? 

3. Where do you reside ? 

4. Are you in good health ? 



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5. Are you sound in body and mind ? 

6. Have your parents consented that you should be- 
come a member of this lodge ? 

7. Are vou willing to take the Total Abstinence 
Pledge? 

8. Upon these declarations, are you willing to be 
governed by the Constitution and By-Laws of the 
Lodge, and the General Constitution, Rules and Re- 
gulations of the Order ? 

At the conclusion of the foregoing interrogations, 
the Worthy Assistant Teacher leaves the candidates in 
charge of the conductors, returns to the Lodge Room, 
gives the sign, and reports as follows : 

Worthy Assistant Teacher. — Worthy Teacher, I find 
in the Ante-room the following named persons (names 
given) they have answered all the questions satis- 
factory, and now await your orders. 

Worthy Teacher. — Worthy Assistant Teacher, you 
will instruct the Conductors, to prepare the Candidates 
and give the usual alarm. 

[The alarm having been given by the Conductor.) 

Worthy Assistant Teacher. — Who comes there? 

Worthy Conductor. — Candidate who wishes to become 
member of our lodge, that he (she) may learn to tread 
the paths of virtue in obedience to the command of 
his (her) great Creator. 

Worthy Assistant Teacher. — Is he (she) duly quali- 
fied by age to receive such intructions as may be given 
him (her) in this lodge ? 

Worthy Conductor. — He (she) is. 

Worthy Assistant Teacher. — Worthy Teacher, a 
Candidate desires to unite himself (herself) with our 
lodge. 

Worthy Teacher. — Is he (she) duly qualified? 

Worthy Assistant Teacher. — He (she) is. 



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Worthy Teacher. — Let him (her) enter. 

The Candidate enters veiled, and is lead by the Con- 
ductor three times around the room, while the lodge 
stands in silence, and the following passages of Scrip- 
tures are being read by the Teacher, Assistant Teacher 
and Conductor. 

Worthy Teacher. — "Suffer little children to come 
unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the King- 
dom of Heaven." - 

Worthy Assistant Teacher. — Remember thy Creator 
in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come 
not, nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say, I 
have no pleasure in them. 

Conductor. — Honor thy father and thy mother, that 
thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy 
God giveth thee. 

Worthy Teacher. — My young friend, you have 
heard the instructions of my associates. May you ever 
walk in the light of God. Before you proceed any fur- 
ther, it is proper that you should take the Oath and Ob- 
ligation which all the members of this lodge have 
taken. 

The members all form a circle around the "Sacred 
Alter/' join hands, while the candidate raises his (her) 
right hand, and the Worthy Teacher administers the 
Oath and Obligations follows : 

Worthy Teacher, — My young friend, you will please 
repeat your name and say after Me : 

I , do on my honor, before our 

Creator, and the members of this lodge, sincerely 
promise that I will keep secret all the transactions of 
this lodge, and will be obedient to its Laws, Rules and 
Regulations, so far as lies in my power. I further- 
more pledge myself to abstain from the use of all spirit- 
ous and malt liquors, wine or cider, as a beverage ; 
from the use of tobacco in every form, and from all 



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profanity, and in violation of this, my Obligation, I 
will be under the penalty of being held in contempt 
by the members of this lodge and Order. 

Members response. — We are witnesses to the same. 

Worthy Teacher, — My young friend, what do you 
now desire ? 

Conductor, — Answer, Light. 

Worthy Teacher, — And God said u Let there be 
Light," and there was Light. 

The members all standing around the u Sacred 
Altar," the candidate in the centre, clap their hands 
three times; the veil is removed, and the candidate is 
brought to light. 

WELCOMING ODE. 

Tune — ( 'America" 

Welcome to join our Band, 
Welcome with us to stand, 

In this pure cause. 
Welcome the oath to take, 
Welcome these vows to make, 
And for sweet Temperance' sake. 

To keep her laws. 

As pledged in youth you stand, 
Angels, a heavenly band, 

Take up the song ; 
Welcome, young souls, to be, 
In vows of purity, 
From dark temptation free, 

In virtue strong. 

After singing, the W. Teacher gives one tap with 
the gavel ; the members take their seats, leaving the 
Conductor and candidate standing, while the Worthy 
Teacher delivers the address of Welcome. 



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Worthy Teacher. — My young friend, this Society 
was organized to lead and encourge the young to make 
and adhere to the pledge of total abstinence. It is its 
mission to unite the youth of our land in the pledge to 
abstain from the use of intoxicating drinks, from the 
use of tobacco, and from all profanity, and thus to 
shield them from the most perilous of the many temp- 
tations which assail the young in their path from youth 
to matured life, and secure them from those evil habits, 
which so often strew with the wrecks of youthful prom- 
ise the shores of & blasted manhood. We hope that 
young as you are, you will realize something of the 
dangers against which we would guard you and the im- 
portance of the work in which we are engaged. 

It is a beautiful sight when, in the sweet innocence of 
childhood or the freshness and vigor of youth, the young 
come forward to speak the vows of temperance and 
purity, a sight which all good men love and Heaven 
smiles upon. We welcome you to take the beautiful 
and solemn promise of our pledge, and trust that, be- 
ing faithfully kept, it may be to you as a pillar of cloud 
by day, and a pillar of fire by night, to guide you safely 
through every wilderness of temptation, to the sure re- 
wards of a temperate, virtuous and honorable life. 
Temperance has only good gifts for her children, and 
may you learn of her that "her ways are ways of 
pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. 

{Lodge sings.) 

Welcome ! we bend in love, 
From the bright heaven above, 

And bid you come. 
Our love, with tireless wing, 
Shall strength and blessing bring, 
Until in heaven we sing, 

Your welcome home. 

Worthy Teacher. — My young brother, (sister,) there 



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is to this degree a Countersign, Sign of Recognition, 
Grip and Word. 

When you wish to enter the lodge, you will rap 
twice on the outer door ; the Inside Sentinel will an- 
swer by one rap. You will then give the Password ; 
upon giving this, you will be admitted. You will pro- 
ceed to the centre of the lodge, in front of the Sacred 
Altar and give the Countersign, thus : 

1st. Place the palm of both hands on your breast. 

2d. Let them fall to your side. 

You will turn around and give the same sign to the 
Worthy Assistant Teacher, who sits at the other end 
of the lodge-room ; after doing this, you will take your 
seat. 

The Sign of Recognition is to enable you to become 
acquainted with members of this or any other Juvenile 
Lodge of the Order, outside the lodge-room, and it is 
given thus : 

Place the index finger of the right hand underneath 
the right eye, thus :• . Any person wishing to re- 
cognize you will answer by raising the right hand with 
the index finger pointing toward Heaven. 

The Grip is given by pressing the second joint of 
the index finger of either hand. 

The Password you will receive quarterly from the 
Worthy Teacher, and it is to be used only on entering 
the lodge. 

The lodge is called up ; the members form a circle 
around the " Sacred Altar' and candidate, all join 
hands and sing : 

Welcome to our band, 
And with us, hand in hand, 

Welcome to go ; 
To give our cause success, 
And with the Pledge to bless, 
Bring health and happiness, 

And banish woe. 



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Lodge seated, and the Worthy Teacher reads the fol- 
lowing 

ADDRESS. 

My young friend, you are now initiated as a member 

of Lodge. No , Juvenile, 

of the of Here you will 

receive good and wholesome instructions. Be atten- 
tive and treasure up the great moral principles here 
inculcated, and with this great Book, (taking hold of 
the Bible,) for your guide, you will be prepared for more 
active service in the cause of God and humanity. I 
further present you the badge of ''Purity" (a white col- 
lor,) which is to be worn around the neck at the meet- 
ings of the lodge, and welcome you as a young soldier 
in the Temperance army, an army whose forces strike 
but to heal and wound, but to bless. We hope that 
you will be faithful to the pledge that you have taken, 
and that you may go as youthful missionaries of tem- 
perance principles into the home, the school, the play- 
ground, and wherever else duty or pleasure may lead 
you. Never forget the sacredness of your promise, 
nor the importance of its observance to your own wel- 
fare. Never suffer yourself to think that your small 
efforts will be counted as nothing, or that you can do 
nothing to advance the cause of temperance. If each 
little drop should cling dispairing to the summer cloud, 
the copious and refreshing shower would never de- 
scend to bless the waiting earth. The soft touch of the 
infant's hand has restrained, where the strong man's 
grasp could not hold back ; and when from out of the 
depths of their degradation, all else it is powerless to win 
the victims of the destroyer's power, it may be that 
back again to temperance, and joy, and peace, "a little 
child shall lead them." You will now be greeted by 
your young brothers and sisters of the lodge. 

Worthy Assistant Teacher and Members, response. — 



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May you so live that when God shall call you from 
earth, angels shall greet you and bid you welcome to 
the paradise of our Heavenly Father. 

Worthy Teacher. — The Secretary will now register 
your name on the roll of the lodge. 



Welcome to joy and peace, 
To virtue's sure increase. 

And wisdom's ways ; 
And may we ever be 
From the destroyer free. 
To sing our victory, 

In love and praise. 




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